The purpose of this study was to use MRI to classify acute grade one hamstring muscle
strains in Australian Rules footballers to determine if it was accurate in predicting the …

Background Previous studies have shown that MRI of fresh hamstring injuries have
diagnostic and prognostic value. The clinical relevance of MRI at return to play (RTP) has …

Background Hamstring injury is the single most common injury in professional football. MRI
is commonly used to confirm the diagnosis and provide a prognosis of lay-off time. Objective …

Background Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has established its usefulness in diagnosing
hamstring muscle strain and identifying features correlating with the duration of rehabilitation …

Background Physicians evaluating hamstring strains in professional football players are
increasingly turning to magnetic resonance imaging to support the clinical diagnosis and …

OBJECTIVE. We compared sonography and MRI for assessing hamstring injuries in
professional football players (Australian football) 3 days, 2 weeks, and 6 weeks after an …

Background Previous studies investigating prediction of return to play after acute hamstring
injury were limited by examining a single postinjury clinical and MRI evaluation. We …

Aim The present study evaluated whether the MRI parameters of hamstring injuries in male
professional football players correlate with time to return to play (RTP). Methods 46 elite …

Background Hamstring injury with intramuscular tendon involvement is regarded as a
serious injury with a delay in return to play (RTP) of more than 50 days and reinjury rates up …

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows for detailed evaluation of hamstring
injuries; however, there is no classification that allows prediction of return to play. Purpose …